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Pseudocyphellaria crocata

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Species of lichen in the family Lobariaceae

Pseudocyphellaria crocata
Pseudocyphellaria crocata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Peltigeraceae
Genus: Pseudocyphellaria
Species: P. crocata
Binomial name
Pseudocyphellaria crocata
(L.) Vain. (1898)
Synonyms
  • Lichen crocatus L. (1771)

Pseudocyphellaria crocata is a species of lichen in the family Peltigeraceae of the ascomycetes.

Its predators include the land snail Notodiscus hookeri.

In Iceland, it has been found in only two locations and is classified as critically endangered (CR).

References

  1. Gadea, A., Le Pogam, P., Biver, G., Boustie, J., Le Lamer, A. C., Le Dévéhat, F., & Charrier, M. (2017). "Which Specialized Metabolites Does the Native Subantarctic Gastropod Notodiscus hookeri Extract from the Consumption of the Lichens Usnea taylorii and Pseudocyphellaria crocata?". Molecules 22(3): 425. doi:10.3390/molecules22030425
  2. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.
Taxon identifiers
Pseudocyphellaria crocata
Lichen crocatus


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